Editing Trophy (section)

==Types==
[[File:Nma.img-ci20092429-668-ei-vs1.jpg|thumb|upright|Trophy for the 1934 [[Melbourne Cup]]. The trophy is an example of a [[loving cup]]-styled trophy, with three handles attached to the bowl.]]
Contemporary trophies often depict an aspect of the event commemorated, for example in basketball tournaments, the trophy takes the shape of a basketball player, or a basketball. Trophies have been in the past objects of use such as two-handled cups, bowls, or mugs (all usually engraved); or representations such as statues of people, animals, and architecture while displaying words, numbers or images. While trophies traditionally have been made with metal figures, wood columns, and wood bases, in recent years they have been made with plastic figures and marble bases. This is to retain the weight traditionally associated with a quality award and make them more affordable to use as recognition items. Trophies increasingly have used resin depictions.

The [[Academy Awards]] Oscar is a trophy with a stylized human; the [[Hugo Award]] for science fiction is a [[Spacecraft|space ship]]; and the [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] awards for its singles champions are a large [[loving cup]] for men and a large silver plate for women. Some motor races such as the [[Monaco Grand Prix]] use stylized depictions of the track layout for its trophy.

A '''[[loving cup|loving-cup]]''' trophy is a common variety of trophy; it is a [[cup]] shape, usually on a pedestal, with two or more handles, and is often made from [[silver]] or [[silver plate]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Noto|first1=Suzanne|title=Loving Cup History|url=https://www.silvergallery.com/blog/loving-cup-history/|website=Silver Gallery}}</ref><ref name="TraditionTrophyCup">{{cite magazine |last=Wicliffe |first=E. Gordon |date=June 1926 |title=The Tradition of the Trophy Cup |url=https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll2/id/54346/rec/32 |magazine=Golf Illustrated |access-date=March 28, 2023}}</ref>

'''Hunting trophies''' are reminders of successes from hunting animals, such as an animal's head mounted to be hung on a wall. These can be examples of [[taxidermy]], where the full animal is stuffed; and put out for show.

'''Perpetual trophies''' are held by the winner until the next event, when the winner must compete again in order to keep the trophy. In some competitions winners of a certain number of consecutive or non-consecutive events receive the trophy or its copy in permanent ownership.  This was particularly common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and led to the discontinuation of many trophy events when the trophy was won permanently and the event organizers could not or would not purchase a new one.